Supertracker Physical Activity Report This Discussion Concerns Essay

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Supertracker

Physical Activity Report

This discussion concerns the result of my physical activity report for March 3rd-9th, 2013. This report compares my actual exercise habits vs. The goals that were set out for me using USDA guidelines for good health. The report will focus on the outputs of my exercise, the changes I should make to my exercise habits and the types of amounts of exercise that would work best for me.

My Activity

The target for my activity for the week was to exercise for 150 minutes, which would be five workouts of thirty minutes in length, or three fifty-minute workouts. I was only able to work out for sixty minutes in the course of the week. There were three workouts, but they were only around twenty minutes each time. After the twenty-minute workouts of weightlifting, I engaged in 2km of walking as a cool-down and aerobic exercise. However, because walking is considered to be "light," it did not count towards my total minutes. Thus, I exercised at a level, despite three workouts in the week, that was insufficient to promote health benefits and to maintain my weight.

It seems to me that my current exercise habits are inadequate for my needs.

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They are limited to specific parts of the body (muscles) and ignore other parts entirely. While these exercises are certainly beneficial, they do not represent either enough exercise or enough balance in my exercise. The score I received in the SuperTracker reflects the overall inadequacy of my current exercise for maintaining good health and body weight over the course of my lifetime.

I believe that I do not expend enough energy in the course of my daily activities. During this period of study, my caloric intake was very low, but if I increased that back to a more sustainable level, I would be in a better position to engage in the needed amount of exercise. Thus, I believe that I need to exercise more, but also to increase the variety of different exercises that I do. For example I believe that I lift weights to a sufficient level. However, it is clear that using walking as a form of aerobic exercise, while worth something, is less than ideal. I simply do not engage in enough strenuous aerobic exercise, and this is to my detriment. I believe that I should increase the amount….....

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